A tight gubernatorial race in Connecticut came to an end as the Republican candidate Tom Foley conceded defeat to the Democratic incumbent, Dannel Malloy. The close race lasted until Wednesday as the last of the precincts reported their results, pushing Malloy ahead by a slim majority.

Foley, a Republican businessman who also ran against Malloy in 2010, admitted defeat on Wednesday, according to Huffington Post. The race emulated the 2010 election, in which Malloy won by a majority of 6,200 votes. Although not all the ballots have been counted, this year's election aims to be just as close.

In an email to supporters, Foley conceded the race to the incumbent governor with 93 percent of precincts reporting, according to WFSB.

"We did not win, but we were on the field and fought a good game. Our ideas will be on citizens' minds as our leaders steer us forward. You will have an opportunity to fight for those ideas again," Foley said in the email.

In Malloy's headquarters, a jovial crowd chanted "four more years" as Malloy's lead of 51 percent held over Foley's 48 percent with only 2,200 votes separating them.

"We don't have the final numbers, but we know what the big numbers are and we're going to win this thing," Malloy told the crowd in Hartford.

Malloy claimed victory the previous night despite the close race because the only places left to report were the cities of Hartford and New Haven, Democratic strongholds.

The New York Times reports Hartford experienced problems at some polling stations Tuesday morning. Some opened 90 minutes late, prompting a judge to order these stations to remain open longer. A similar issue happened in 2010.

In his victory speech, Malloy said he would champion the working class and work for them as Connecticut's governor.

"We will have won it because people wanted a minimum wage of $10.10," he told supporters. "We will have won it because people wanted not to have to go to work sick if they were an hourly employee."

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